It’s an ag conference like no other. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The date is set for the 2024 U.S. Worm Farm Conference. More than 50 worm…
Comment Deadline Approaching for USDA’s Handling of ToBRFV
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is still accepting feedback on how the agency should address Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV). USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 08-21-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers innovations to grow animal feed indoors, a representative’s vow to fight Prop 12…
EPA Denies CAFO Petitions from Environmental Groups
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rejected petitions that sought stricter regulations for confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Environmental groups had initially sent the CAFO petitions back in 2017…
FARM Act Would Guard U.S. Ag Land from Foreign Control
…Foreign Adversary Risk Management (FARM) Act would: add the Secretary of Agriculture as a member to CFIUS; add language to protect the U.S. agriculture industry from foreign control through transactions,…
Ag Lenders Donate to Hawaii Relief Efforts
…Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture. She primarily reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News…
AgNet Weekly: Senator Cramer on Foreign Ownership of U.S. Ag Land
How much of our U.S. ag land should belong to our adversaries? About three percent of agricultural land in the United States is owned by foreign entities. But U.S. Senator…
Week in Review: Deadline Approaches for FARMER Program & Concerns with EPA’s Vulnerable Species Pilot Program
…in support of its Vulnerable Species Pilot program. Another project made possible through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities will be making funding available to farmers. Subscribe…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 08-18-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the increase in wages for salaried employees, CFFA monitoring issues in the state…
Adult Obesity Rates Increased During First Year of Pandemic
…activity patterns of U.S. adults. The percentage of adults with obesity was 40.7 percent in early 2020. One year later, the rate grew by 1.8 percentage points to 42.5 percent….
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 08-17-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the possibility of a Farm Bill extension, Small Farms Network becoming part of…
Study Shows Gen Z’s Relationship with Food is Complicated
…is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture. She primarily reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour and The AgNet Weekly podcast. Sabrina…
Almond Update: Organizational Lessons Learned in Years of Hardship
…are at the end of the day dealing with mother nature and weather dynamics in agriculture. So, it’s very important that you’re able to deal with facts but also adjust…
Income Spent on Food Increases
We spent more of our income on food in 2022. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Photo by Olivia Colacicco on Unsplash U.S. consumers spent an average of…